River Vale township, Bergen County, New Jersey (NJ) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 12 (71% naturalized citizens)

River Vale township:

11.5%

Whole state:

17.5%

75% of River Vale township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in New Jersey.

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)

Registered nurses (5%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in River Vale township:

Italian (25.7%)

Irish (13.9%)

German (10.3%)

United States or American (6.6%)

Polish (4.8%)

Russian (4.5%)

English (3.1%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Korea (17%)

Germany (10%)

Russia (9%)

Argentina (7%)

Greece (6%)

Cuba (6%)

Canada (5%)

Means of transportation to work:

Drove a car alone: 3,551 (82%)

Carpooled: 238 (6%)

Bus or trolley bus: 143 (3%)

Subway or elevated: 30 (1%)

Railroad: 99 (2%)

Walked: 43 (1%)

Other means: 9 (0%)

Worked at home: 214 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (89%)

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)

Electricity (5%)

People in group quarters in River Vale township, New Jersey:

47 people in nursing homes

5 people in homes for the mentally retarded

2 people in other workers' dormitories

84.5% of residents of River Vale township speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
7.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).